Piece description from the artist
Out Of This World is a magical realism painting with barn owls and deer in a white otherworldly universe. The painting shows two transparent barn owls gliding through a woodland clearing with rows of deer observing them from beneath the trees. There is a hint of a lake and snow and the colour is predominately white with pale peach, gold, blues and lilacs. The inspiration was the feeling I get sometimes when entering a woodland and the atmosphere changes – as if nature holds her breath whilst I trespass though her domain. At the same time, I often spot deer staring at me and the birds stop singing which further enhances the idea that I have stumbled into another universe and am welcome only as long as I don’t hang around too long…
I am a Sussex based artist who paints large semi-abstract oils that aim to capture, not just the visual echoes of a location, but its scents, sounds, and spiritual energies. They are inspired during my regular walks in landscapes and any encounters with wildlife and birds.
My paintings are completely unique in style.
I often paint from memory as it better allows me to move beyond traditional realism and into magical realism using colour, texture and light to express the magic I sense in wild meadows, forests, seas and rivers.
My technique is rooted in traditional oil painting as I build each piece with layers of glaze, texture, and intuitive, art nouveau like, brush stokes, letting the painting evolve organically in a controlled chaos.
Animals, pathways, and portals are recurring motifs in my painting’s, often as symbols of the mysteries that lie just beyond the visible. I am fascinated by the folklore and hidden stories woven into the countryside.
I regard my paintings as a captured universes and moments of time. I hope to inspire a deeper appreciation for the natural world and its wildlife and to encourage its protection as well as to provide a place for viewers to escape beyond the mundane and be more curious about the spiritual…
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